Tom Renner

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No one knows local sports quite like Tom Renner, The Daily Voice's Sports Editor. For 22 years, he covered the field for The Stamford Advocate. He's been in Fairfield County since 1987.

Tom was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Fairfield, CT

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LWV Pushes For Transparency In Connecticut Legislature FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The League of Women Voters of Connecticut wants to review transparency in the state legislative process and recommends changes that will hopefully enhance efficiency and integrity, it said in a recent press release. As the new legislative season opens, the organization is pushing for changes. It cites a state campaign finance law that was adopted in the middle of the night in 2013 with no opportunity for public scrutiny. Also, a Keno gambling was approved in the final days of the session. The League believes that democratic government requires that governmental…

by Daily Voice

02/23/2014

Westport, CT

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Redding Native Raising Funds For Debut Album REDDING, Conn. – Redding native Jane Kim has launched Kickstarter campaign to help launch her first album. “Releasing this EP means so much to me for many reasons," Kim said on her Kickstarter page. "It’s an opportunity to share of the songs I’ve written in recent years, work with an amazing group of talented friends, head back into the recording studio after a long hiatus…the list goes on. "But most importantly, it’s a chance for me to kick start this next phase of my life, one in which I finally get to pick up where I had to leave off.” Now based in San Francisco, she started her care…

by Tom Renner

02/22/2014

New Rochelle, NY

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New Rochelle's Shattenkirk, U.S. Men's Hockey Team Fall To Canada WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – New Rochelle’s Kevin Shattenkirk and his teammates on the United States men’s hockey team will not play for the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Instead, they will meet Finland on Saturday for the bronze medal. Team Canada used a second period goal by Jamie Benn and held on defeat Team USA, in the semifinals Friday in Sochi. The United States outshot Canada, 37-31, but failed to put one past Team Canada goalie Carey Price. The U.S. will meet Finland in the bronze medal game on Saturday. Sweden nipped Finland, 2-1, in Friday’s other semifinal.…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Connecticut Players, U.S. Hockey Fall To Canada In Olympic Semifinal FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The hockey players on the U.S. men’s hockey team, including some with roots in Fairfield County, will not be playing for the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Instead, they will meet Finland on Saturday for the bronze medal. Jamie Benn scored the lone goal in the second period and Team Canada held on defeat Team USA, 1-0, in the semifinal match-up Friday in Sochi. The United States outshot Canada, 37-31, but failed to put one past Team Canada goalie Carey Price. New Canaan’s Max Pacioretty, Greenwich native Kevin Shattenkirk and Milford native…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

Bedford, NY

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Katonah's Harvey Boys Basketball Loses In League Semifinals KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Harvey School's boys basketball team found itself in an early first half deficit that proved too much to overcome as Forman School defeated the Cavaliers 60-52, on Thursday, Feb. 20, eliminating them from the Housatonic Valley Athletic League playoffs in the semifinal round. Harvey senior Deshawn Hilliard scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Freshman Evan Roteman of Chappaqua also added 16 points. Julien Sy led Forman with 16 and JT Papa finished with 11. “Although we lost, the team showed a lot of fight by staying with a tough opponent in Forman,” coach Dom Narc…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

White Plains, NY

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'Joan of Art' Understood Commitment To Culture WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Every year, when the final figure for the National Endowment for the Arts budget is announced, (this year $146 million) the nation’s arts community breathes a collective sigh of relief. It’s certainly not because the agency’s funds are hardy enough to trickle down to all the various localities in the country. It’s more because although its budget is modest, the agency is a symbol of our most precious commodity, our culture. No one understood this more than Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Walter Mondale during the Carter Administration, who passed away thi…

by Janet Langsman

02/21/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Fairfield County Makers Guild Holds Grand Opening Saturday In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- The Fairfield County Makers Guild is holding the grand opening of its Norwalk makerspace on Saturday, Feb. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 327 Main Ave. The guild is a nonprofit, membership-based community workshop and fabrication studio that will provide access to specialized tools and equipment to enable its members to turn their ideas into reality. A product of the maker movement, the guild's mission is to establish a vibrant community of makers, inventors, tinkerers, hobbyists and artists as well as a culture of learning and sharing with one another. By providing acces…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

Greenwich, CT

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Coldwell Banker Acquires Round Hill Partners In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has acquired the assets of Round Hill Partners Inc., an independently owned and operated company in Greenwich. Coldwell Banker is a leading residential real estate brokerage company in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y., and is part of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. Renee Gallagher, president and founder of Round Hill Partners and a 30-year veteran of the real estate industry, will join Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage as a sales associate. The Round Hill Partners’ single sal…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan's Pacioretty, U.S. Men Meet Canada In Hockey Semifinals Friday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The U.S. men’s hockey team will challenge rival Canada on Friday in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, looking for a chance to play in the gold medal game. The game will be broadcast on NBC television and will stream online at NBCOlympics.com, starting at noon EST. Sweden and Finland meet in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners advance to the gold medal game on Sunday. The losers of Friday’s games play for the bronze medal on Saturday. New Canaan’s Max Pacioretty, Greenwich native Kevin Shattenkirk and Hamden native Jonathan Quick are…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

New Rochelle, NY

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New Rochelle's Kevin Shattenkirk, U.S Men Meet Canada In Hockey Semis WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The U.S. men’s hockey team will meet Canada on Friday at noon in the semifinals of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The game will be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network. Sweden and Finland meet in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners advance to the gold medal game on Sunday. The losers of Friday’s games play for the bronze medal on Saturday. New Rochelle's Kevin Shattenkirk is a member of Team USA, which has not lost in the 2014 Olympics. Canada is also undefeated. Shattenkirk has played in all four games for Team USA and has three assists. Cana…

by Tom Renner

02/21/2014

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